Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
PROHIBITION.
Arranging for a Third
Municipal Ticket.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED
The Convention Assemblies and
Preparr $ for Work in Ear
nest-The Labor Party.

A citizens anti-saloon convention
was held last night at Opra Hall,
which was quite well filled with those
interested in the move.
Mr.. J. p. Widney called the meet
ing to order, stating that the first
thing in order would be to elect
chairman and secretary. He was
elected cha rman and Ulrich Knock.
secretary. Mr.. Widney then stated
the motive of the meeting. He
showed that the evil which made life
unsafe upon the streets was the one
evil more than any other, against the
fruits of which the community was
forced to protect itself by hired
army of police and sherifls. That
vii is the pu lie and indiscriminate
sale of Intoxicating liquors by the
saloons. Believing that the best way to
meet this great evil was throw aside all
questions OF party lines and put in the
tiel at the coming municipal election
candidates who would suppress the
saloons in the city, he thought that
a committee Of five should be selected
to draw up platform for the party
and to select Il committee of fifteen 10
select candidates for the election.
The committeeman chosen were
Rev. f. Fay. chairman; G. b. Wood
mead, Rev. +. r. Brainerd, Mrs. l..
d. Moore and Lyman Stewart. While
the committee were out. Mr.. Blanch-
arch was called on to interest the au-
dience. Mr.. Ralph Hoyt was also
callen upon. At the conclusion OF his
speech the committee returned with
the following platform, which was
read by Rev. Z. r. Barnard:
WHEREAS, There are in the field to-day
two great political parties having virtually
no political issues between them; and yet
there is an evil involving imminent peril to
the life of the community upon the con-
science of the people, which each OF these
parties has persistently neglected to face,
viz: the unrestricted sale of Intoxicating
liquors; and
our Court records, and by the testimony of
our Judges, lies az the root of by far the lar
ger portion of the law-breaking In our midst;
fill ng our jails and peuitentiaries with GRIM
and our poorhouses with paupers and
WHEREAS, II imposes in this way imam
cial burden upon the community which Is
felt in the heavy taxation levied to support
our courts, our police and our pubic chari-
ties, this burden of taxation having to be
met chiefly by those who are in no way con
nected with the manu- faeture or sale OF in
tOxicating liquors; and
WHEREAS, 1t is an evil which, more than
any other, lies back of and causes political
corruution by dcbasing the ballot and max
ing among us large and constantly lu-
creasiug purchasable vote, thus being
const INT menace To the perpetulty OF our
civil institutions and
WHEREAS, 1t is au evil which is daily
breaking up homes, coirupting the youth,
and sappiug the conscience OF the nation:
And
WHEREAS, 1t is an evil which makes life
unsafe upou our streets and in our homes,
and against the fruits of which the commun-
ty Is forced TO protect Itself by hired army
of notice and Sheritis: And
WHEREAS The high license system has
failed to control this evil, us public senti-
mrnt demands, therefore
Resolved, That we. the home builders of
Los Angeles. casting aside for the time being
Ill party lines nominate and put in the field
ut the coming municipal election ticket
pledged to the passage and enforcement OF
IN ordinance suppressing saloons within the
CITY limits.
RESOLVED That on this single Issue we
enter upon this campaign before us, and
cordially solicit the sympathy and support
If all those who believe the liquor traffic TO
be the one overshadowing evil of our day.
The committee selected the following
persons as committee to name can
'iidates, such candidates to be ratified
ut the meeting next Monday evening:
Rev. A. M. Hough, chairman; G. f.
Harper, j. G. Salisbury, VIM. Rom
nell, S. G. Hubhel, F.. NJ. Hamilton,
Prof. A. G. Potter. Maj Isaac Kinley,
Maj. Joseph Hardie, Mr.. Tossell, J.
K. Roal, VIM. II. Stilson, W. II.
Rhodes II. G. Wilmer and r. M.
Wichrev. After the names had been
read representatives of the Knights
Of Labor said there were manv
workmen present who were interested
in the meeting. This interest laid in
the platform. They were willing to
assure their votes provided the con-
vention would enforce the eight hour
s,sem on all public wo'ks. This
caused considerable debate. MIR. Wild
ney said that the plank could not be
inserted in this platform, as it aimed at
Just one purpose, and that was to sup
press the saloons. He was Repuhli-
can and had left all his politics to take
up this issue. Adjourned until Mon
day evening.